Codex Nuttall

E165613

Mixtec codex pictographic manuscript pre-Columbian manuscript

Codex Nuttall is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictographic manuscript that records the genealogy, history, and religious narratives of Mixtec rulers and communities in what is now southern Mexico.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Codex Zouche-Nuttall	6
Codex Nuttall canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1450421 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Codex Nuttall
Context triple: [Mixtec civilization, notableWork, Codex Nuttall]

A. Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
B. Codex Atlanticus
The Codex Atlanticus is a vast collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, sketches, and writings covering subjects from art and anatomy to engineering and scientific inventions.
C. Codex Gregorianus
The Codex Gregorianus is an early 4th-century private compilation of Roman imperial constitutions that became a foundational source for later official law codes.
D. Nowell Codex
The Nowell Codex is the late 10th–early 11th century Old English manuscript best known for preserving the only surviving copy of the epic poem Beowulf, along with several other important prose and poetic texts.
E. Codex Hermogenianus
The Codex Hermogenianus is a late Roman collection of imperial legal constitutions compiled under Emperor Diocletian that became a key source for later codifications of Roman law.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Codex Nuttall
Target entity description: Codex Nuttall is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictographic manuscript that records the genealogy, history, and religious narratives of Mixtec rulers and communities in what is now southern Mexico.

A. Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
B. Codex Atlanticus
The Codex Atlanticus is a vast collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, sketches, and writings covering subjects from art and anatomy to engineering and scientific inventions.
C. Codex Gregorianus
The Codex Gregorianus is an early 4th-century private compilation of Roman imperial constitutions that became a foundational source for later official law codes.
D. Nowell Codex
The Nowell Codex is the late 10th–early 11th century Old English manuscript best known for preserving the only surviving copy of the epic poem Beowulf, along with several other important prose and poetic texts.
E. Codex Hermogenianus
The Codex Hermogenianus is a late Roman collection of imperial legal constitutions compiled under Emperor Diocletian that became a key source for later codifications of Roman law.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mixtec codex ⓘ pictographic manuscript ⓘ pre-Columbian manuscript ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Codex Nuttall ⓘ surface form: Codex Zouche-Nuttall
associatedWith	Mesoamerican codices ⓘ Mixtec codices ⓘ
conservationStatus	well-preserved ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Mexico ⓘ
culture	Mixtec civilization ⓘ
currentLocation	British Museum ⓘ
depicts	Lord Eight Deer Jaguar Claw ⓘ Mixtec royal lineages ⓘ dynastic marriages ⓘ founding of cities ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ warfare events ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Mesoamerican history ⓘ ethnohistory ⓘ iconography ⓘ
genre	genealogical record ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ religious narrative ⓘ
hasPart	obverse side ⓘ reverse side ⓘ
language	Mixtec ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	London, England ⓘ surface form: London southern Mexico ⓘ
mainSubject	Mixtec communities ⓘ Mixtec religious practices ⓘ Mixtec rulers ⓘ genealogy of Mixtec dynasties ⓘ history of Mixtec polities ⓘ
materialUsed	deerskin ⓘ
namedAfter	Zelia Nuttall ⓘ
orientation	screenfold format ⓘ
originatesFrom	Mixteca Alta ⓘ Tilantongo region ⓘ
partOf	Mesoamerican manuscript tradition ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Oaxaca ⓘ
scriptType	pictographic ⓘ
significance	primary source for Mixtec history ⓘ
timePeriod	Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ surface form: Late Postclassic Mesoamerica pre-Columbian era ⓘ
use	dynastic legitimation ⓘ recording political alliances ⓘ ritual consultation ⓘ
writingMedium	painted surface ⓘ
writingSystem	Mixtec pictographic script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited